Death and Rebirth

Results came back. 23th out of 34 in class, not even in the top half. Sam barely got there despite screwing both his sciences bad. BC got 6th with a 60% average. Really have to pick up by next term and join him up there. PTM was okay, mostly cause my dad was overseas and it was just Mum. In our ten minute slot, she and Mr Tang spent twenty minutes discussing why I wasn't doing well despite me paying attention in all classes ( And working my butt off when it comes to maths ). Eventually the got down to blaming it on me sleeping late. Would you consider midnight too late?

Thank goodness for good ol' Sam. I'd turn emo and be slashing myself if not for him inviting me over to his place. Bryant, Jin and I were chauffered to his house by his driver for my first taste of Gears of War. When we got out of the car, I realized Sam's second week comment about him living in a HDB flat was bullshit. I won't comment much on his house, but I'll say he is loaded with a capital L.

First thing we did was head to his living room where his 360 is permenantly hooked to one tuff-looking screen. The three of them needed to practice for the tournament, so I settled myself on his computer to try The Suffering. The game truly deserves its position in Gametrailers Top Ten Scariest Games Of All Time. But the revolver in it is pretty weak, so I stuck to slashing those weird, freaky looking blade thingies with that big convict knife ( I can't remember the name, started with an S ).

Eventually, when Jin was taking a break, I offered to be target practice for Sam in multiplayer while Jin was away. He and Bryant spent a whole 30 seconds explaining the controls, and Micro the Moving Target was sent in to the arena to die. By strange force of destiny, or pure luck, I somehow managed to kill Sam, rearrange Carmie's facial features with my Lancer saw, save General RAAM's dignity and crush Sam's. "Sam, two days from the tournament, and you get killed by someone who learned the controls in half a minute two minutes ago." I remarked. Sam set out to straighten the laws of the universe. And got chainsawed again by me. Full of rage and shame, he tried one more time, only to watch Carmie have his torso ripped in half by RAAM's Lancer on Gears stunning graphics. By the end of it, Sam was crouching on prone on the couch like some crack addict not getting his dose, muttering "This isn't happening, this isn't happening" over and over again. Eventually, the universe rightened itself again, and I lost the other three matches.

We stopped for lunch around two. Sam's maid prepared something that looked like a mini version of the grilled chicken foldover at Mac's, only with ham. As we ate, his dog came into the kitchen. We fawned over it for a moment, and Bryant commented that the dog actually responded to voice commands. So Sam says " Sick the balls Laura". And the dog makes a dash for his. Sam saved himself and the rest of the Loh family line from his overeager to please dog, and we went back to the 360.

This time, I played multiplayer with BC, and the same thing happened. I was dodging Longshot rounds that miraculously missed RAAM's head. Somehow through my nervousness and Bryant's swearing, I managed to roadie run to him and eagerly stuck the trusty Lancer chainsaw into him. He lost the next two as well like Sam, but that might have been because he got freaked out when I shouted "HERE'S JOHNNY!!!" everytime I charged with the chainsaw revved up. Eventually, at the combined request of him and Jin, I stopped and promptly lost the next few matches. Awed by the humilating way they were both killed by me, Bryant remarked that "For all we know, he could have some secret talent for being chainsawing." Sam quoted Star Wars "He might be the one that may bring balance and peace to the world." And Jin acidly shot him down by countering " How the hell do you bring peace in Gears?"

When we played Co-op camapaign, we confirmed that I had become a true follower of the Chainsaw. I refused to use any thing but my Lancer, and relished close quarter combat cause I could saw without charging and getting shot. Unfortunately, this was my downfall when it came to the glowing Wretches. They blow up when killed, and you got to be pretty close to chainsaw.

The Locust are all asthmatic!!